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Why are World Cup refs giving red cards to players covering their mouths when confronting opponents?
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (413+ words) World Cup players were warned before the tournament about a new rule that would result in an immediate red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player. Officials are actively enforcing that rule change. The latest incident…...
Christian Pulisic back in the starting lineup for the U. S. for the World Cup knockout round
11+ hour, 22+ min ago (188+ words) U. S. coach Mauricio Pochettino used the same starting lineup for the round of 32 on Wednesday night that he used when the Americans beat Paraguay 4-1 in the opener of the World Cup. Pulisic left that game, after helping set up two first-half…...
Mysterious item washed up on Texas beach causes stir
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (615+ words) An sign denoting potential explosives. Did an old naval mine wash up on a beach near Galveston, Texas recently? As internet time sucks go, one of the stickiest we've seen lately is the subreddit r/whatisit. Here, users post images…...
Phillies beat Paul Skenes and the Pirates 10-6 as Turner hits a 3-run homer
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (319+ words) Skenes (6-8) lasted four innings, allowing six hits and a season-high seven earned runs. He has not won in his last nine starts, losing six decisions in that stretch. The defending NL Cy Young Award winner's first loss in this slide…...
Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma march
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (385+ words) The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South. One of the lei-bearers was Charles…...
Dansby Swanson has 3 homers and 8 RBIs as the Cubs pound the Padres 23-3
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (328+ words) Swanson had a career-high eight RBIs - second-most in major league history from a player batting ninth. Seiya Suzuki, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch also homered for the Cubs, who scored their most runs in a home game since 1977. Swanson, who…...
James Woods hits a 3-run homer as the Nationals beat the Red Sox 10-2 to take the series
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (248+ words) Chaparro's was a two-run shot, and Luis Garc'a Jr. added a pinch-hit, two-run single as the Nationals rebounded to close a 4-2 trip after losing the series opener on Monday. Boston closed a 5-2 homestand after sweeping a four-game series against the…...
Sean Keys hits 1st career home run as Blue Jays beat slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day matinee
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (313+ words) Kazuma Okamoto, Ernie Clement and Daulton Varsho had RBI hits as the Blue Jays took two of three games from New York in the series. Alejandro Kirk went 2 for 2 with two walks and scored twice. Toronto is 24-9 when scoring five…...
Rare arctic terns are making an unexpected appearance in Texas
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (525+ words) Spring migration has largely wrapped up across Texas, but birders are still flocking to one stretch of coastline for a visitor that rarely appears there. Among them was'Dania Sanchez, president of the Golden Triangle Audubon Society, who drove about five…...
Netflix real estate mogul heads to Texas
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (390+ words) Ryan'Serhant in episode 103 of Owning Manhattan.' Texas is about to get another reality star'or at least his famed real estate company. Ryan Serhant, CEO of luxury real estate company Serhant and star of Netflix's Owning Manhattan, is establishing a presence…...